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October 28th, 2004the Safari Club
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the Safari Club
Original Dada-Era Publications in the International Dada Archive
(Special Collections, University of Iowa Libraries)
Sixties City - Ladies of Star Trek - The Original Series
There are a lot of thumbnails, here, that open into large images. All of them are ladies (quote-unquote) from Star Trek.
131 thumbnails, actually.
the FCC’s Michael Powell vs. Howard Stern.
Originally, via BoingBoing.
From a friend:
When I went to CIAC last year the Japanese scientists sang a song about squid… it went something like “Ika ika po! Ika po po!” and they made little fin shapes with their hands over their heads as they popped up and down like flying squid. Scientists get crazy when they drink. especially Tasmanian Teuthologists. those cats can put it away!
UPDATE 01.20.2005: My friend just found the lyrics to the Japanese Hakodate Squid Dance back:
Hakodate meibutsu ika odori
ikasashi sihokara ikasoomen
moo hitotsu omakeni ika popo
ika ika ika ika ika odorirough translation:
Hakodate’s famous product - squid dance
squid sashimi salted squid [and some other squid dish]
one more dish - ika popo
squid squid squid squid squid dance
Here’s more squid for all you cephalopodophile.
Unpaid pledges keeping sign dark
10/26/2004 — By Lynne Slack Shedlock TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
The relighting of the Electric City sign has been moved from Halloween to the year-end holiday season as organizers attempt to collect on outstanding pledges.
The 1930s-era sign on top of Linden Street’s Scranton Electric Building is undergoing an approximately $200,000 renovation that will incorporate Las Vegas-style digital animation. It is being restored as a symbol of the city’s economic revitalization.
PPL’s Rich Beasley, who is assisting with the joint Scranton Tomorrow and Scranton Redevelopment Authority project, said about $75,000 in “solid” pledges have not been paid. He said many of the donors planned to pay at the end of the year, but the restoration cannot continue until there is cash on hand to cover the cost of the work.
Mr. Beasley said donors have been asked to expedite payments.
“We’re very, very close but we desperately need cash in hand,” he said.
Organizers are now targeting a lighting around “Black Friday,” the Friday after Thanksgiving that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season. Mr. Beasley said the worst-case scenario would have the sign lighted at the end of 2004.
“We really want to see this project done by the end of the calendar year,” he said.
The 17-piece sign is being restored by MAC Signs, West Scranton. PACE Construction is ensuring that the sign’s support structure is brought up to code.
The eight-story Scranton Electric Building was constructed in 1896. The sign was added in 1937. It’s unclear exactly when the lights were permanently dimmed, but it’s been dark for about 25 years. Scranton was called the Electric City because it was the first city in the country to have electric trolley cars.
I took a number of pictures when the sign came down in July; I hope to have them up this weekend….
I am doing something other than editing images and updating the website.
Sometimes I read a book or two.
Anyway, four more (self-similar, to a degree) have been dropped into Make It Snappy 7.
There has also been some behind-the-scenes (re)work(ing) of the site, with more to come. If you get any peculiar error messages, please let me know.
New (ly finished*) works added to Make It Snappy gallery 7. I promised this for last night, but was fighting a different battle.
title="Jeff Boam" alt="Jeff Boam"
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title="in the rain" alt="in the rain"
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title="still in the rain" alt="still in the rain"
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title="Charlie at the party" alt="Charlie at the party"
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title="I got your back, whoever you are" alt="I got your back, whoever you are"
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title="at the theater" alt="at the theater"
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title="take a free ride" alt="take a free ride"
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title="at the opening" alt="at the opening"
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title="at the opening" alt="at the opening"
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*As you’ll see, the images date back to last December. I worked them over, for the most part, in the past two weeks. I reserve the unconditional right to continue work on them at any point.
Boy on a Stick and Slither instruct us in the fine art of making a banana sandwich.
New quote-unquote photos added to Make It Snappy.
Currently, most gallery pages point out the existency of Gallery 7. Gallery 7 contains thumbnails with no associated pages. Wait until tomorrow!
Christmas is coming, and you haven’t bought me anything, yet.
Of course, that cuts both ways.
KERRY SAID TO BE EXCOMMUNICATED
Supposedly, John Keryy has been excommunicated.
DAMN IT, I WANT TO BE EXCOMMUNICATED, TOO!!!!
A. Hello-Kitty, in fact, uses Morse code to communicate with the outside world. You may have heard of the book Johnny Got His Gun, in which a soldier was so badly wounded that the only communication he had with the outside world was by tapping Morse code with his head.
That soldier was Hello-Kitty.
alt="too much Sanrio is never enough" title="too much Sanrio is never enough" />
See also All That is Soridu Melts into Kitty.
title="autumn" alt="autumn"
title="fall" alt="fall"
title="closeup" alt="closeup"
title="more trees" alt="more trees"
title="Amy" alt="Amy"
title="Barbara gots a hat" alt="Barbara gots a hat"
title="in the stands" alt="in the stands"
title="Ward Roe" alt="Ward Roe"
title="Michael Thomas" alt="Michael Thomas"
title="Hank Fells" alt="Hank Fells"
title="Mike is a blur" alt="Mike is a blur"
title="Mike is colorful" alt="Mike is colorful"
title="John is blue" alt="John is blue"
title="John et al." alt="John et al."